Prince Henry was so eager to find an all-water route to Asia because he wanted to so the Portuguese was able to trade with Asia and not have to deal with the Muslims and Italians. Prince Henry set up a school for sailors to find and travel the sea route to Asia.
The Chinese leader that reformed China's economy was Deng Xiaoping.
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was born in 742 and died in 814. He became King of the Franks (French) in 768, King of Italy in 774, the first Holy Roman Emperor and the first Emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Charlemagne was the leader of many historical and victorious battles which united much of Europe.
